Low taxes, which are not in line with inflation, are ineffective in reducing alcohol or sugary drink consumption, the World Health Organization warns....
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is set to return to court on Tuesday to appeal a graft conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging in the balance. Le Pen was banned from standing fo...
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Taiwan has begun co-producing 155mm (6.1-inch) artillery shells with the US, as the island moves to strengthen wartime ammunition resilience amid Beijing’s escalating military pressure and concern ove...
The Senate passed a bill that could give people who've found their likeness deepfaked into sexually-explicit images without their consent a new way to fight back. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images an...
The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...
Screens at the White House display AI-modified videos of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that were shared on social media by President...
White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett (left) and former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh are leading prediction market odds for the likehood of becoming President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Rese...
Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images....
The draft provision would treat tokens as “non-ancillary” assets, exempt from SEC securities rules, if they were in an ETF by 2026....
Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more....
US President Donald Trump told Iranian protesters on Tuesday that “help is on its way” as he weighed options to punish Tehran for its brutal crackdown. As the threat of military action looms, analysts...
Leaders say territory ‘not for sale’ before White House meeting on Wednesday...
The Trump administration plans to replace the US ambassador to Vietnam with a nominee set on addressing “imbalanced” trade relations, as Hanoi’s goods trade surplus with Washington surpassed China’s...
Powell typically abstains from directly engaging with Trump's personal attacks. Al Drago/Getty Images The world's most senior bankers have rallied around embattled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell....
In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the reg...
Grok - the AI chatbot developed my Elon Musk's company - is facing growing international backlash for being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. Malaysia and Indonesia have ...
A struggling currency sparked the protests and Trump’s new tariffs on Tehran’s trade partners will only increase the pain...
Football fans at AFCON are dismayed with US president's travel ban on select African nations before World Cup in June....
A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his imposition of martial law in Decembe...